Kremlin cronies holding senior Olympic positions “is an official recognition of Russia’s triumph against international law,” Lithuanian PM told POLITICO.
Less than three weeks out from the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee is facing a backlash for keeping Russians in its top ranks.
Shamil Tarpischev and Yelena Isinbaeva, who have been members of the IOC from 1994 and 2016 respectively, have come under particular scrutiny for their links to the Kremlin regime.
The IOC’s refusal to boot the Russians has triggered outrage among Kyiv’s allies, as Moscow’s war on Ukraine grinds menacingly on.
Not the first international organization hijacked by ruzzia
UN Security Council, anyone?
They haven’t hijacked that, it’s their turn to chair it. The core members of that council take turns to do that.
You do realise that the key reason for that council to exist is so that nuclear armed powers talk to each other, right? However much we may disapprove of Russia’s wartime policies, the council is doing its job so long as there’s neutral ground where everyone else can talk to them about it rather than getting itchy trigger fingers
Don’t see much of neutrality there as of late